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  • Kirtland sergeant receives Bronze Star Medal

    A Kirtland master sergeant received the Bronze Star Medal at a ceremony March 27.Master Sgt. Antoine Washington, 377th Security Forces Squadron, distinguished himself for the award while deployed to Afghanistan from June to December 2013. He led 106 counter threat combat missions, integrating 17

  • Base to observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April

    The Sexual Assault Response Coordinator office will be hosting several activities throughout April in observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.The first event is April 4 in Bldg. 201, a mock trial called "Got Consent" based on a real-world trial. A second running of the mock trial will take

  • Registration for AFMC's 'Spring Into Shape' wellness challenge ends April 11

    During April and May, Air Force Materiel Command is promoting its Spring Into Shape wellness challenge. Spring Into Shape is a command-wide initiative on how to safely lose weight and be physically active. Participants will receive a FREE copy of the Mayo Clinic Wellness Solutions for Weight Loss

  • National Prayer Breakfast to be held Friday

    Kirtland will host a National Prayer Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Friday at the Mountain View Club.The breakfast is modeled after the National Prayer Breakfast event held on the first Thursday of February in Washington, according to Capt. David Dziolek, a chaplain at Kirtland."We have government and

  • Wellness Expo draws more than 600 participants

    More than 600 participants learned more about healthy living at a Wellness Expo March 21 at the Youth Center.The event was sponsored by Wingman Plus, Kirtland's helping agencies. More than 70 information tables were staffed by vendors from both on and off base agencies who provided information about

  • Kirtland has process for declaring establishments off limits

    Although the Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board at Kirtland has the authority to declare an establishment off limits to military members, its current list of off-limits businesses is extremely short.The Gas Pipe, 8508 Central Ave., is the only establishment currently on the list, according to

  • Renovations reduce wait times in VA emergency room

    Average wait times in the VA's emergency room has been drastically reduced.Maureen Casey, 377th MDG's Health Care Plans & Analysis director, said wait times have dropped to under an hour. They were as high as two hours with 10 percent of patients leaving before being seen. "This reduction in wait

  • Basic Allowance for Housing with dependents recertification

    An Air Force-wide Basic Allowance for Housing recertification for Airmen currently receiving with-dependent rate BAH began March 1 and is scheduled to be completed by December. Due to discrepancies found in the BAH recertification process during a recent Department of Defense-wide audit, the Air

  • AFRL researcher a role model for budding scientists

    "I get to spend half my time thinking about molecules and half my time thinking about satellites," said Dr. Jaime Stearns, head of a space chemical lab in the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles directorate at Kirtland. "In order to develop a new technology for a satellite, we have to